Cinco Sentidos Arroqueno (98 proof), Tio Pedro

Item Number: 20867

UPC: 0-688187271965

Country: Mexico
Region: Oaxaca
Estate Grown Wine: No
Grape(s): Arroqueño Agave
Type: Spirits - Mezcal
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 6
Closure: T Top
Alc by Vol(%): 49

Tío Pedro Hernandez Arrellanes first began working at palenques in his hometown of Santa Catarina Minas when he was twenty years old – over 50 years ago. At the ripe young age of 62, Pedro was able to finally build his own small distillery, La Esperanza. His small underground oven can fit about three tons of agave, although he often roasts much less. He maintains the centuries-old tradition of Santa Catarina Minas, using clay pot stills made in Santa María Atzompa. The clay pots lend a fuller body and mineral texture to his spirits, which oftentimes possess a distinct ripe banana sweetness and notes of cocoa powder and honey. Tio Pedro’s nephew Lalo and his extended family help him throughout this ancestral production method.

Arroqueño (agave americana var. Oaxacensis), known to take up to two decades to fully mature, is sourced from deep in the hills of Sola de Vega for Tio Pedro's mezcal.

Mezcalero: Tío Pedro Hernandez Arrellanes
Agave Source: Sola de Vega
Cooking Method: Conical oven with encino oak firewood for 5 days
Crushing Method: By hand with wooden mallets
Fermentation: Pine vats with well water for 10 days
Distillation: Double distilled in clay pots
Still Style: Clay pots
Water Source: Well water

Nose: Lemon zest, dark chocolate, cream cheese, banana, sweet potato, dandelion
Palate: Turnip, blueberry, confectioners’ sugar, caramelized plantains, shortbread, slate, wet campfire